Dirt Bike Trails Near Fernley, Nevada

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Lunchtime Rip

Lunchtime Rip is a short fun trail consisting of a sandy salt flat and packed dirt with many ruts and routes along with a short hill climb meeting up with Powerline Road. This a fun…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Clifton Flat Trail

Clifton Flat is a valley known for herds of wild horses and herds of Pronghorn Antelope. The trailhead starts at the unlocked barbed wire wild horse protection gate. Make sure to properly close and latch…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wild Horse Trail

This route takes you from the outskirts of Dayton, Nevada to Clifton Flats. The trail head starts at the unlocked wild horse protection gate. Make sure to properly close and latch the gate. The trail…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi

Winnemucca Lake Caves South Shore

This is a well-traveled gravel road. On the south end of the route, the road curves around a sand dune that can cover up the trail at times. Many of the caves on this end…
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Total Miles
17.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Dry Lakes Loop

The trail starts at a cattle guard after you leave the staging area. The first few miles are soft sand with little to no obstruction. The area to the north side of the trail is…
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Total Miles
20.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Glyphs from Lockwood

Great trail for the family! Relatively moderate throughout the whole trail. It gets rocky and is very bumpy. There are some sand washes and one creek crossing. The end of the trail hosts a ton…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Spanish Springs Foothills

A multi-directional trail in the Spanish Springs Foothills that can be used as a connector to many other trails. The trail consists of various elevation changes and steep grades. Hard pack gravel is the norm…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Spanish Springs Foothills

This is a fantastic trail for a mid-level, experienced rider who is looking for great vistas overlooking Reno and Sparks. There's always a chance to see groups of wild mustangs along the trails throughout the…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nightingale Mine

These are old mining roads that weave their way through what was once the Nightingale Mine. Active in the 40s, the mine was extracting tungsten ore for the war effort. The are still a few…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Sage Hen Wash/Sahwave Mountains

The route takes you along a High Voltage Power Line Road that is well maintained. The road is built on the ancient shoreline of Winnemucca Lake and in the wash of Sage Hen Valley. Much…
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Total Miles
30.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Spanish Springs Petroglyphs

Griffith Canyon is an approximately 2 mile out-and-back hike north of Reno that leads to several galleries of petroglyphs. While several trails in the area lead to petroglyphs, the Griffith Canyon trail is the easiest…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Winnemucca Lake School Buses

The route takes you along the east side of the dry lake bed and up into the Nightingale Range. Up in the hills are two, 1950s school buses that were used to transport workers to…
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Total Miles
13
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Old Como Road

This road begins at Dayton, Nevada, and gradually rises in elevation from 4367' to 7128' into the Pine Nut Mountains and is located on mostly BLM lands. The trail starts off over a flat alluvial…
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Total Miles
18.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Sunrise Pass Road

This graded dirt county road begins at the Johnson Lane OHV Park located east of Minden, NV. As the road gradually ascends, it traverses alluvial plains covered in sage and low canyons with juniper trees.…
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Total Miles
23
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Jumbo Grade

This is a delightful trail that runs up a canyon from Washoe Lake to Virginia City. There are several creek crossings. Since the creek drains into a rather large area, it is probably not wise…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Twister

Starting from Chickadee at the Indian Reservation border, head East on the two-track dirt road. This is a high-speed, easy track until you get to the trail. The trail borders a paved road for about…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Billy Bob

From the start of Twister, or the top of Twister back down to Billy Bob, head up the canyon. At the fork, you will be presented with a choice; to the left is Billy Bob,…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Warm Springs Mountain Loop

Warm Springs Mountain Loop is a 7-mile loop in Nevada, North of Reno/Sparks. The surface is rock and sand with minimal elevation changes. The loop connects to many other trails within the BLM OHV area,…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Buck Meadows Trail

Big Buck Meadows Trail follows the power line service road for about 1.5 miles. This portion of the trail consists of a single vehicle-wide trail with a few easy hairpin switchbacks. Ascending about 800 feet…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Flat Tire

The route starts at Moon Rocks recreation area. From there the path is fairly easy, with several whoops to ride over and rides along the side of the Dogskin Mountains. It Makes a detour at…
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Total Miles
19.1
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Winnemucca Lake East Shore Caves

The route starts out on the north end of the dry lake bad. The road runs alongside a high-voltage power line so it is well-maintained. However, it is built on the sandy ancient shoreline that…
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Total Miles
12.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

Brunswick Canyon

Brunswick Canyon Road is fairly easy; 85% of the trail is single vehicle wide with tight switchbacks. Mostly packed gravel trail with areas of loose rocks and a couple of water crossings. The Northern end…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Utopian Mine Trail

This road takes you to the Utopian Mine located in the Pine Nut Mountains in Carson City County, Nevada. The graded dirt road is wide and flat for the first four miles. As you cross…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Power Line Trail RSM

The trail is typically one vehicle wide with a few places to pass on this double-track dirt and clay trail. The clay in this area is treacherous when wet. This first 1.7-mile portion of the…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

1947 Bunker Trail

This trail starts off on a wide graded dirt road. Then turning Northeast you proceed up a narrow double track trail. This portion of the trail ascends up a flat topped ridge which is lined…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Blue Truck Fork

Tucked in the South-West corner of Reno, Blue Truck Fork is a great way to get out of the city and escape to some nearby nature. This trail offers some great sights of the surrounding…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bodie High Desert Highway

This route takes you from the high desert of Nevada to the chaparral of the Sierra Front Range. The Nevada side is dominated by wide, generally well-graded dirt roads, while the California side takes you…
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Total Miles
61.3
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indiana Bones Trail

The Indiana Bones Trail takes you from the OHV staging area up to Golden Eagle Rock and then down to Golden Eagle Lane. This trail is located in the Prison Hill OHV park and has…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Peavine Prospector Run

Spectacular views of Reno abound from high above on this trail that traverses historic Peavine Mountain. In stark contrast to the urban hustle and bustle of Reno, Peavine showcases the desolate beauty of the harsh…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Pine Nut Mountains Vista Trail

Located in the Johnson OHV park, this trail has views of Minden, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Pine Nut Mountains. A man-made dirt pile is meant to block the trail at 4.82 miles. At this…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi